Léo Nannetti’s last-gasp save keeps Flamengo alive in U20 Libertadores | OneFootball

Léo Nannetti repeated Agustín Rossi’s feat in the match against Deportivo Táchira (VEN) in last year’s Libertadores

In the last game of the group stage, Flamengo needed to hold onto the result, and the goalkeeper made a spectacular save in the final moments. This description fits Rossi’s intervention against Deportivo Táchira (VEN), which put Mengão into the round of 16 of the 2025 Libertadores. But it also serves to describe the miracle performed by Léo Nannetti in the continental competition this Friday (13).

Against Independiente Medellín (COL), Flamengo only needed a draw to advance to the semifinals. At 50 minutes into the second half, the Colombians sent the ball into the box, and Léo Nannetti worked a true miracle, securing Mengão’s qualification with a 0-0 draw.

“I’m happy with the save, I’m glad to contribute to the team in critical moments of the game. It’s daily work, together with the goalkeeper coach André, and now we have to keep working to reach the final,” said Léo Nannetti in an interview with FlamengoTV after the match.

— It was a game we’re not used to, against a team from Colombia that we don’t know much about. It was a very physical match, but I think we managed to behave well. Of course, there’s a lot to improve for the semifinal, but I’m happy for the qualification and the effort from the whole group. Now we have to keep our heads up and play a great semifinal — he added.

WHAT IS THE SIMILARITY WITH ROSSI’S SAVE?

In last year’s Libertadores, Flamengo was beating Deportivo Táchira 1-0 and would have been eliminated if they drew. In the final play, the Venezuelans went one-on-one with Rossi, who saved the Rubro-Negro. So, as soon as the U-20 Libertadores match ended, fans compared Nannetti’s save to that of the Argentine.

WHEN WILL FLAMENGO PLAY IN THE U-20 LIBERTADORES?

The semifinal of the U-20 Copa Libertadores will take place next Thursday (19th), with the opponent yet to be determined. Flamengo will face the best second-placed team from the first stage, which will only be known on Sunday (15th). Of course, Coluna do Fla will inform as soon as the situation is defined.

This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. You can read the original version in 🇧🇷 here.